Spread Holiday Cheer with a Toy Drive for the Motel Children of Caterina's Club

With Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season just around the corner, struggling families are often reminded of the things they cannot provide for their children. By providing families with presents to give to their children, Caterina's Club gives the gift of joy and love to the motel families we support. Help us spread this Holiday Cheer by bringing an unwrapped toy for a motel boy or girl, age 6-16 to the Anaheim White House Restaurant. The toy drive begins at our 25th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Dinner. We would love for you to attend the event as well, details are listed below.

 

The 25th Annual Anaheim White House

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Dinner, and Toy Drive for the Motel Children of Caterina's Club

Sunday November 18, 2012 at 6:00PM. 

This year, we decided to light the tree in honor of some very close and loyal customers and friends that have been supporting us for the past 25 years. This year the lighting of the tree will be in honor of
"The Ultimate USC Backers" - Bob and Betty Plumleigh
"My friend from the beginning" - Tim Gonzales
"The First Lady" - Lesley Hall
"My Favorite Customers" - The Motel Kids & Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim - Michael Baker

The one who started the White House with me 25 years ago, my mentor and friend Louis Laulhere
Lastly, in honor of Delio Serato, my father who went to heaven this past year.

The cost is $110.00 per person, including champagne. Additional beverages, tax and gratuity not included. The evening is always an affair to remember and always sold out, so please respond as soon as possible. You are welcome to bring an unwrapped toy that will be given to the motel children of Caterina's Club. The toys are for 6-16 year old boys and girls.

 

Call 714-772-1381 for Reservations.

Caterina's Club in the News!

 

Radio Personality Bill Handel of KFI AM 640, a big supporter of Bruno Serato's charity Caterina's Club, posted all the information about the "Dream Come True" event. To view article please Click Here.This event will be taking place on April 26th 2012 at the Anaheim White House Restaurant in helps of qualifying families to move them out of a dangerous 1 bedroom motel into a 2 bedroom apartment! Tickets and event details are available Here.

A Dream Come True Event

A Dream Come True

An Event you won't want to miss. 20 TOP Chef's from around the World come together for a cause!

As you already know I am feeding 300 underprivileged children 7 nights a week. I am so happy and grateful that you all have helped me continue to do that.

However at 5 pm, when it is time to send the kids back to motel, I have a broken heart.

Most of these kids are going back to a motel environment that is far from safe. Not only are there drug addicts, prostitutes, and alcoholics but there are also sexual predators that live in these motels amongst our children.

I have new project in 2012. I would like to move families who qualify out of that environment, and help them start a new path for their future.

I work with another great organization, The Illumination Foundation. They are helping me find families all around Orange County to help move from local motels into a more stable environment.

So far we have families from Anaheim, Placentia, Buena Park, Newport Beach, Los Alamitos, San Juan Capistrano, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Santa Ana that lived in motels and had the chance to move out into a 2/3 bedroom apartment.

A lot of these families could move out if we help them pay first and last months rent. It is almost impossible for them to save.

This program is very successful, in the fact that after we move them into an apartment we follow up with them for over 1 year to make sure they are stable.

Now this is how you can help me. Myself and food critic Sophie Gayot, of GAYOT.com, are joining forces for the next event in the eighth GAYOT Dinner Series on April 26th to benefit Caterina’s Club.

We will be featuring the top 20 chefs from around the World! All of the chefs are getting together to help to raise money to continue moving more families out of the motel and into Apartments.

I am asking that you spread the word and try to help me by getting a table for the event or even help selling tickets. I have attached a copy of our Sponsorship form; please feel free to forward this along to all of your colleagues, family and friends.

Together we can change the life of a child who doesn’t deserve to grow up in a motel. “It’s time to stop talking about it, and to start doing something about it!”

I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.

Bruno Serato

For Event Details and to buy your tickets today please click on the link below

https://www.charitableventuresoc.org/caterinasclubADreamComeTrue/

Chefs in Attendance are: 

1) Bruno Serato- Owner of The Anaheim White House Restaurant.

2) Sophie Gayot- Sophie is in charge of the public relations aspects of the site GAYOT.com.

3) CJ Luis- 12 year old chef guest celebrity chef

4) Christophe Happillon- Owner of The Oyster Gourmet

5) Pascal Olhats Chef/Owner of  Pascal Restaurant

6) Laurent Brazier- Executive Chef Instructor for Laguna Culinary.

7) Maurice Brazier- Executive Chef of White House Catering

8) Eddie Meza- Executive Chef of The Anaheim White House

9) Louis Laulhere- Former Owner of La Vie en Rose in Brea

10) Octavio Montoya – Executive Chef of the Laguna Culinary Arts Café.

11) Pierre Sauvaget- Former executive chef of Bel-Air Bay Club

12) Jean Pierre Dubray- Is the Executive Chef of Pelican Hill.

13) Michel Blanchet- Owner of the Small Smoked Seafood Company.

14) Jeff Mahin – Chef Partner of Stella Rossa Pizza Bar in Santa Monica.

15) Anahita Naderi – Chef/Owner of Hidden Dinner which is a roaming chefs table.

16) Susan Irby – The “Bikini” Chef is Radio Host on 790 KABC in Los Angeles.

17) Edmond Sarfati – Formerly of Lafayette Restaurant Sarfati.

18) Jamie Gwen – Is an author and host of a Talk Radio show on KFWB 980 "The Chef Jamie® Radio Show."

19) Wendie Huffman – Chef at Ten Asian Bistro.

20) Yvan Valentin- Owner of Sweet Temptations.

21) Ryan Carson- Owner of ‘Pri-vē a ‘touring’ restaurant.

22) Barbara Venezia- Host on the comedy cooking show At Home the Range with co Star John Crean. 

23) Antonio Cagnolo– Is the owner of award winning Antonello Ristorante.

24) Francis Perrot– Chef at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club.